About Herbert Sylvester Clements
Lived 1865 – 1939 (aged 74). Herbert Sylvester Clements was a Canadian politician, farmer, real estate agent and broker.
Herbert Sylvester Clements (November 8, 1865 – November 30, 1939) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Dover Township, Canada West, a manufacturer and farmer, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1904 federal election for the Ontario electoral district of Kent West. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908. He was elected in the 1911 elections for the British Columbia riding of Comox—Atlin. He was re-elected in 1917 to the redistributed seat, then named Comox-Alberni, where he was defeated in 1921.
Legacy The Village of Port Clements, British Columbia, in the Queen Charlotte Islands, is named for him (the islands were part of Comox-Atlin).
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Who was Herbert Sylvester Clements?
Canadian politician (1865–1939)
When was Herbert Sylvester Clements born?
Herbert Sylvester Clements was born on 8 November 1865 in Kent County.
When did Herbert Sylvester Clements die?
Herbert Sylvester Clements died on 30 November 1939.
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Herbert Sylvester Clements was a politician, farmer, real estate agent and broker.
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Herbert Sylvester Clements was Canadian.
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